Alienware M11x Ultra-Portable Gaming Notebook Review - HotHardware

[bishwash2010]

processor to slow 1.2GHz

[EpIcMeThOdZ]

@bishwash2010 you can upgrade it to 2.80 for like not much more and that will play any game

[yaxwho]

id theres no disc drive how do i get my wow and starcraft 2 on it please anwser

[deathbananacake]

@yaxwho buy and usb cd drive i think dell now sells it when you customize you alienware online now

[MrKyle080906]

my 3 year old laptop has more ghz and higher resolution than this

[Nitro5512x]

@MrKyle080906 It's an 11 inch screen? you probably have a 15 - 17 '' laptop.

[MrFatalPredator]

I just have Normal Laptop And It Reaches Better Ratings Then This

[tuke8]

first review what says, this 1 have sim card port :D

[thabucther]

Frank Ribery...

[niallenglish]

LOL this guy talks as if he is being held against his will

[56nano]

no use mac and gaming in the same sentence

[mich27g]

laptops r shit!!! too much money for so little power!!!

[MonitoDePlastico]

@mich27g thats cuz u are broke..

[mich27g]

@MonitoDePlastico - far from broke my friend!!! I just think that laptops r a waste of money!!

[iAmPwndge]

@mich27g Good luck carrying around your 20 kg desktop

[mich27g]

@iAmPwndge - 20 kg's???? mine weighs more than that buddy!! its full with 6 fans, 2 psu's, 5 blu-ray writers, and I would have to haul around a Hailea Ultra Titan 2000 Water Chiller, which weighs 32kg's anyway!!! but i'd still rather that than waste my money on a laptop!!!

[2WIRE311]

@mich27g Laptops arent made for gaming, laptops were made for office and internet surfing, its juts that tech have become so small than now you can have a lot of stuff in one laptop. Yes, they arent as good as a desktop machine, plus, they are more expensive, but, there are some good ones here and there, like the Asus G74sx-dh31 or alienware m17x and many more. You can buy a cheap laptop for school or job, and have an awesome desktop one in home for gaming and multimedia stuff.

[damitchman9]

@mich27g But also the screen, keyboard, and touchpad!

[iAmPwndge]

@TheAwsomeGuy44 GAMING ON A MAC! THE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN!!

(btw they both suck for gaming cuz u cant run anything on max settings... or med... or even play anything on a macbook)

[Xgrifin78]

1.3 megapixel camera? that's almost as good as my potato that i use to record with.

[somejarhead]

@Xgrifin78 its not about the camera u fag its about gaming 

[Nickenike96]

@Xgrifin78 It's the worlds best Gaming Laptop moron. If you want a good camera buy a damn Nikon camera ffs...

[mstrx21]

@DanielKZ3 hey,whats a good laptop.i have a desktop with nvidia gtx 560 sli with intel i7 990x proccesor and 8 gb of ram,but whats a good gaming laptop,my desktop is almost useless because i never get to play with it.mostly because im in college,i sold my pc and got over 3000$!im mostly gonna play bf3 and skyrim and gta 4 and crysis 1,warhead,and 2,and some multitasking.

[jacmcm100]

the real question is will it blend?

[LITTLEJEWBALLZ]

Is megabits a lot??

[DemonKid1996]

4:29 Red to Blue, eh?

[buzz9961]

will it play battlefield 3?

[MonitoDePlastico]

@buzz9961 YES!!

[chaz72987]

i like turtles

[MonitoDePlastico]

@chaz72987 me too

[NewKoshin]

Just bought this on the DELL website, well i say bought, but it isnt turning up for a few weeks so that a pisser...

[whitepigeonup84]

will minecraft run good on this?



[MegaTimebomb098]

@xbox360mets sorry to be hard on you young boy

[MegaTimebomb098]

@xbox360mets damn xbox fan boy... its something called downloading from the internet or steam

[TheMattmanmm]

@xbox360mets u are stupid

[TheSomeone77177]

@xbox360mets Download?

[DecreeB]

Dang that thing is still epic in late 2011! Anybody know of anything about the same price or less that's better?

[daveabittner]

@DecreeB Not for the size.

[DecreeB]

@daveabittner

I don't really care too much about the size, I just need something good for gaming as well as video game developing, that's cheap.

[daveabittner]

@DecreeB Im saying you willnot find a better price for the size of it. If you get a bigger one with the same power it will be cheaper due to the fact they dont have to fit all the parts in a small chassis

[DecreeB]

@daveabittner

That's what I thought. Thanks for letting me know, I just need to find something this good (for graphics and what not) that's cheap. Maybe I should search a little harder...

[tekabe22]

fat nerd

[TheMjb25]

LOL at 6:06.

[SupremeCommander85]

Is it good for word processing?

[PSNdomgul58]

@SupremeCommander85 a £200 could do word processing pretty dumb question considering its £500 and can play dx10 games

[MrKobeisbored]

Dear Santa...

[JoseTheRed1]

@MrKobeisbored COPIER

[MrKobeisbored]

@JoseTheRed1 So! Theres no copyright!

[JoseTheRed1]

@MrKobeisbored true but... COPIER

[mrHacker160]

can i touch it?

[OverclockedGamerRO]

my pc is 900$ and bettter than this shit..

an intel core 2 duo 1.73GHz? that WAS a very god processor

[TheExpood]

@OverclockedGamerRO Unless you have used one to it's fullest then you really have a biased opinion.

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@TheExpood my bro has it. it sucks, only the case and lights etc are awesome. all about alienware are the cases. :D

[tavi921]

@OverclockedGamerRO da, dar pc-ul tau nu-i ultra portabil.

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@tavi921 si laptopul meu e mai bun, un HP pavilion dv6700 cu un Dual Core 2.7GHz turbo boost, 4GB ram, nvidia GE FORCE GT 400m si Windows XP :(.... oricum nu zic ca alienware nus faine, doar carcasa is de pcurile astea.....

[tavi921]

@OverclockedGamerRO tine minte ca asta-i m11x (cel mai mic) m17x ii mult mai puternic. anul trecut sau cand au scos area51 care rupe tot. plus calcurile astea is si overclock-ate de inginerii de la alienware, deci is stabile si durabile. poate is la suprapret dar banii aia in plus ii dai pe numele firmei si pe carcasa aia smechera in plus toate componentele is testate inainte sa ti-l trimita, lucru care duce la durabilitate si calitate. daca ti-l faci singur nu cred ca poti sa-l faci la feldebun

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@tavi921 Miam facut un pc gen Area-51 ALX si ii foarte bun. Core i7 990x OC, nvidia gtx 590, 24GB ram. si a fost de 2 ori mai ieftin decat un Alienware area 51. da, alienware este o firma foarte buna infintata de dell dar toti care cumpara de la ei nu stiu sasi faca pc-ul lor. si da cred ca ai dreptate aia ca pcul meu nu va fi stabil etc.

[tavi921]

@OverclockedGamerRO nu a fost infiintata de dell, a fost cumparata in mai 2006 parca. stiu ca a fost mai ieftin, pe componente oricum este, cu restul banilor de fapt platesti numele firmei. dar oricum daca ai noroc afli si la mana a doua la un pret cat da cat rezonabil. dezavantajul ii ca poate utilizatorul a overclock-at prea mult si daca-i asa se poate praji mai repede. oricum pe mine personal m-ar tenta sa-mi cumpar un area51 cu dual ati radeon hd 5970 crossfire , daca as castiga la loto ;))

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@tavi921 da si daca e folosit cine stie ce sa facut in interior etc. este la 60 milioane pe emag ro daca vrei. dar este resigilat. oricum si eu daca as fi avut 200 milioane mias lua Area 51 full settings. :)

[tavi921]

@OverclockedGamerRO si un aurora se prezinta bine pe emag la "numai" 120 de milioane. o vara la constructii in germania si ti l-ai luat =))

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@tavi921 exact! si M17X sau M18X la ridicolul pret de 60 milioane haha, preietene e bine sa fi miliardar lololol =)))))))) pfoai de ai stii cat mam plans la maicamea sami dea 27 milioane sami fac PCu =))

[tavi921]

@OverclockedGamerRO o sa incep atunci sa joc si eu la loto sau la pariuri :))). si un 5000 de euro mi destul. un aurora pe emag cu 12 gb ram ii vreo 3 miii. cu unul din ala te-ai aranjat pe veci. io inca am un radeon 9600 de 256mb =)) si daca asta ruleaza stalker shadow of chernobyl (la minim bineinteles) un aurora ar rula jocuri si peste 5, 6 ani la maxim (+,-), si inca jocuri ce o sa apara dupa aia chiar daca nu la maxim. pace ;))

[OverclockedGamerRO]

@tavi921 ma bucur ca am discutat cu tine. oricum sper sa iti faci banii necesari pt un gaming pc, poate un AURORA sau AREA 51. bafta! ;)

[smurf6340]

ARE yOU KIDDING ME!?! a 1.3 Ghz core2duo!?! Why overclock it to 1.73 if you can just overclock it to mabey at least 3.20 Ghz? so you have a "gaming class" compenents im writing this comment on a 4-year-old inspiron 1720 and it cant run minecraft! ps it has a slow as hell 2.0 Ghz processor.

[gabeg64]

Yeah YEah BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS CAN IT RUN MINECRAFT? lol

[NSNewcomeR]

can i run adobe after effects on this with no lag?

[TrueLife1021]

Vids*

[TrueLife1021]

Nice bids

Man...with tax and everything coul I get it

For $600?

[fingerboardman88]

isint it 600 dollers now

[tiggerjayeward]

@fingerboardman88 yep

[tiggerjayeward]

@fingerboardman88 well it was on sale and it just went back up

[Chickenhunter9]

@fingerboardman88 yeah but it doesnt contain a graphics card

[titopa44]

but will it blend ?

[metalmaster76]

dont mistake small screen, for ultra portable.

[kaoidD]

im watching this vid on a m11x but mine has a intel core i7 and 6GB lucky or weird uh?

[MoistKiwiGames]

can i has?



[theunrealbro4939]

i have a better computer and its mid range

[tybash]

cool stuff but so ugly. 

[Boredemised]

@tybash They have the ugliest colour you can get....in my opinion red looks amazing and tops everything [;;

[SkruffyPretzals]

the only thing wrong with this is that it wont make me a sandwich.

[CannibalTr0ll]

@SkruffyPretzals WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? GAMES OR PUSSY?

[SkruffyPretzals]

@CannibalTr0ll obviously games bro lol.

[LogicShadow]

@CannibalTr0ll Can I have both ?

[LIR401]

@TheDozeyd it can obviously run runescape at the highest settings they allow and it should handle WoW well considering this laptop can run bfbc2 which is a very demanding game

[Danny7930]

@LIR401 It actually cant run runescape at all the highest, as soon as you put AA on and water, it fucks up. badly.

[Hallowatcher010]

4:26 He said Logo changed from red to blue, when it actually changed from blue to red.

[warlockboyburns]

why do the put the mouse pad in the middle and not to the right?

[gsharpshooter80]

2 words hinge problem.

[djbenny19]

@gsharpshooter80 yeah had mine fixed e3 times in the end i said replace it so dell did. one thing about dell they look after there customers

[gsharpshooter80]

@djbenny19 I wanna buy it so bad but if they promise to somehow make sure all the problems are sorted out especially the hinge problem then I will buy it without a doubt or maybe go for the m14x but that seems a little to big for my taste.

[djbenny19]

@gsharpshooter80 i will keep you posted on how my new release works out mate

[gsharpshooter80]

@djbenny19 thanks man I would really appreciate that !

[Redjoker529]

wow,they copy the Logitech G9X Laser Mouse.

[chaosfire69]

@megNlol yes it can and it works quite well

[megNlol]

I saw on the website a mention of Aliensense, where the computer can be passworded via facial recognition.

Can anybody confirm this in the m11x?

[wtfpieisgood]

@megNlol yes it does use facial recognition but its not perfect if you have a recent picture that fools it if you get the right angle

[HitaroX]

the logo changes from blue to red, not red to blue ;)

[MrSham3less]

@TheDozeyd yeah, Alienware is a very good computer, recommended if you need it for online play.

[XxLAx2th3MaxXx]

could i use a xbox wired headset as a mic?

[SniperLi0n]

this looks like an awesome computer! i heard though that the vents are actually pretty loud though . . .

[311fran311]

@TheDozeyd

lmao most laptops play RS fine and WOW it will easily play it

[yueqianxiong2]

Y the screen looks so lag when he tries on L4D?? my net problem or...

[heypncph2gr]

3:27 it changed from *blue to red.

[TheStas324]

1 person desnt want this laptop

[ultravideos4music]

im very new to this i got this computer for my birthday today and i was wondering how do i get my disc games in there i have been stuck for hours

[nicnec7]

@ultravideos4music you buy an external disk drive

[Laygon0]

yup it sure did change from red to blue!

[NinjamidgetRacing]

I thought he was gunna say 2 out of 5 stars at the end, and then he came in with the thumbs. Nearly made me spit my drink at the computer.

[jamesloco45]

you can order optical drive with the laptop. i got the external optical drive

[hakuo142]

is the screen good enough for gaming?

[systemofadownoao]

@hakuo142 yes

[bazmaximo]

im gonna buy one of these for collage :) I need a small portable laptop and why not play some games aswel :P But does it have a CD drive??

[completemajor]

@bazmaximo nope

[saverlater123]

This is so worth 600 dollars........

[MLGDarkSideBR]

@saverlater123 too bad its rlly gonna cost you anywhere from 800 to 1500 and even higher

[nicnec7]

@MLGDarkSideBR I'm (hopefully) gonna get one for $599 (plus $50 for 2gb extra ram, or 4gb ram total)

[NerdMirage]

Waste of money.

[Gearsguy405]

Dear santa..

[KoplatycGamesReviews]

By the way, the new version from what i've heard has no hinge problems! Dont blame me if you buy one and it has hinge problems, i dont make them.

[KoplatycGamesReviews]

Im gettin this for xmas, i saw my dad ordering it lmao. Only because i wanted it :D

[patttproducs]

@KoplatycGamesReviews same :D

[pupmommydad]

@KoplatycGamesReviews me too! cant wait...

[XxSPONGEBOBxXROCKZ]

@KoplatycGamesReviews me 2

[Terrahorn]

@KoplatycGamesReviews Haha me too!

I asked for the upgrade to 4GB RAM.

[KoplatycGamesReviews]

@Terrahorn, Im just getting the stock price model, because in videos it shows it can play the game on that, and obviously with an upgrade it will run flawlessly!

[completemajor]

@KoplatycGamesReviews dude the same thing here haha, enjoy ur new computer man cause i know i will

[MrSham3less]

@KoplatycGamesReviews u got a perfect dad :)

[MrAben1995]

@KoplatycGamesReviews

:( i wished my dad did that to me we dont have so much money poor fammily...

[LogicShadow]

@KoplatycGamesReviews Be careful of the Hinge issue. You'll need to fix that right away or it will break. ( Mine did )

[KoplatycGamesReviews]

@LogicShadow, how do i know if im getting the hinge issue? i can hear squeaks when i move it but its nothing major. i hardly touch the screen lol

[LogicShadow]

@KoplatycGamesReviews That would be the hinges. I'd loosen them up or risk cracking the back part.

[KoplatycGamesReviews]

@LogicShadow and how do i loosen them up?

[LogicShadow]

@KoplatycGamesReviews Take off that stripe with alien head above the keyboard. Then remove the the front screen. There you will see the Hinges. Loosen them CAREFULLY !!! I did it and pulled one out. Don't loosen them to much or your screen won't stay up at all. Just enough to make move smoothly, with no difficulty at all. Then put it back together. 

[fuckkungenshoror]

@LogicShadow how do i fix it?

[MrKarlEB]

@KoplatycGamesReviews Cool kid



[xHAZARD78x]

im lovin the fact that this thing runs crysis on medium with the core 2 duo and i just ordered the i5 model :D

[lazyguy55]

this would've been perfect with optical drive...

[cromwellsimon]

@lazyguy55 What about Steam? It does have over 2000 games. Arcade, old gen, PS2, new games, it's F-CKING AMAZING (They should add one I guess =/). And a lot lighter without the optical drive.

[hammarbyar]

@lazyguy55 just buy an external

[Andreas360dk]

@lazyguy55 use steam.

[teejaaaaay]

@lazyguy55 just buy an external one for like $30.

[krakatoa47]

@lazyguy55 u got thumb drives, torrents and steam

[godscuttingyoudown]

@lazyguy55 AH HELL NO the removal of the drive allowed a 4 hour battery life, this is a net book not a laptop

[psiops56]

@lazyguy55 Just buy an external , it won't break your back.

Discs are becoming exinct as we know it anyway.

But yeah it would've been nice , but I don't really see any space for it.

[leewuzhere123]

@lazyguy55 there is no room for it unless you want a smaller battery that sticks out a bit

[psiops56]

@lazyguy55 Sure, if you don´t want any space for the GPU. Its a wonder they managed to fit the darn thing inside of there. Besides opticals are getting extinct.

[MASTURCHEEF001]

@kalelg4 it does perform better ingame because it has a good gpu for the Cpu. it is very good for general use, but it is better in game. get one.

[kalelg4]

@MASTURCHEEF001 Many thanks. Sure i will.

[kalelg4]

@kalelg4 I just found out that this Laptop has problems with his hinges. I was so into buying it, but when i started to see some youtube videos of people with this problem, well, i decided not to buy it. Too bad Dell, isn´t serious about this matter and doesn´t take a proper action, like stop selling this computer. Sorry :(

[LabLaughs]

@kalelg4 Dude! that was the alienware m11x R1. Now, is is the m11x R2. There are no hinge problems with the R2.

Hope i helped!

[kalelg4]

@LabLaughs Are you completly sure? cuz i don´t wanna lose money on a pc that will eventualy be broken and keep changing the screen.

[LabLaughs]

@kalelg4 ive had no problem with mine, and i heard this from a couple people on youtube as well.

[nakillzone]

Great review.

And You're Welcome!

I won the quad core version of this at a gaming convention called QuakeCon!

[MISTERxxMOJO]

bad thing is you can't CD's in it :(

[darnops]

My M15X is better

[Terry1835]

@darnops To bad you cant it out side

[darnops]

@Terry1835 I got my 9 cell battery so i can go out to play and bigger monitor

[diablolrm90]

@darnops You're comparing a 15 inch gaming laptop to a 11 inch ultra portable gaming notebook

[darnops]

@diablolrm90 whats with the GAMING laptop and the ULTRA PORTABLE gaming laptop and ok its my bad for comparing my 15 inch ULTRA PERFORMANCE laptop with a 11inch ULTRA PORTABLE laptop

[diablolrm90]

@darnops meh ultra performance should be m17x, but nvm XD

[darnops]

@diablolrm90 M17X is insane performance and insane weight.

[limpei1]

@darnops my m17x is better

[darnops]

@limpei1 but its ATI graphic on M17X aint satisfying my needs i prefer the GTX260M compared to the ATI graphic chip on the M17X.next i but the 3D monitor and Nvidia 3D vision kit i am able to play 3D games but M17X is ATI so dream on.

[limpei1]

@darnops dude, mines the gtx280m. u dont know wats called option to choose?

[darnops]

@limpei1 I didnt order online i buy straight from a computer show and they only have the option of ATI crossfire i can afford it but since they dont have the GTX280m option i bought the M15X with the 8GB RAM and the intel core I7 940XM to make up for the loss of unable to get a M17X with the GTX280M.

[DarkSydeMelvin]

@limpei1 is the m17x better than the m11x? just wondering.

[socc3rlos3r]

@DarkSydeMelvin yes....the m17x is a 17inch desktop replacement gaming laptop. The m11x is a 11inch ultraportable gaming laptop. m17x is a lot more expensive but has high end gaming hardware components.

[KORNkringle]

more reviews should be like this.

[bowbowyoyo]

awesome review, I really hope to get this for Christmas, it would be PERFECT! oh and btw, it changed from blue to red :D lol I couldnt help it..

[Gneiman888]

Ordered mine today. 4 gb of ddr3 as well as an arc mouse :D